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Press Release
AFAG
October 24, 2014
PENSION SCHEME STRIKE;
LEGITIMATE
Ghanaian workers are among the most lowly
paid in the world with a daily minimum wage
of Gh₵ 6.00. After four years of collecting
the second-tier contributions from workers,
accrued benefits needed to be paid as
pension to retiring workers have not been
paid (to allow workers, manage their own
funds) as stipulated by the law. Ghanaian
workers such as civil and local government
staff, teachers including GNAT, NAGRAT and
CCT, the judicial service, and health
service workers union across the country are
being treated as if they do not have a
legitimate claim to their own pension
contributions. This is an unfair and unjust
treatment meted out to workers by the NDC
government.
The Alliance for Accountable Governance is
overwhelmed at the continuous rise in the
thievery and corruption of this government.
This pension saga is only one of the many
manifestations of the poor quality of
national administration by the ruling
government since it assumed power in January
of 2009. The rate at which public resources
are being squandered by this government is
terrifying, now they have turned their
thieving machinery to the meager
contributions of the already poorly paid
workers who are heading towards retirement.
AFAG wonders; where are the funds?
Workers must rise and fight this battle for
themselves now and for their future. AFAG
identifies with the pain pensioners are
currently going through at the hands of the
NDC government. We express our unwavering
solidarity to the plight of our fellow
Ghanaians. Hard working Ghanaians should not
become beggars and impoverished after their
end of service to the nation just because
this government is being insensitive to the
plight of pensioners.
AFAG calls on Trade Union, public interest
groups, GUTA, students’ bodies, market
women, commercial vehicle drivers and every
aggrieved Ghanaians home and abroad to join
our clarion call for a massive demonstration
against this insensitive government.
God Bless Workers, God Bless Ghana.
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The Plant
Breeder’s Bill, Genetically Modified Seeds and Us
Commentary, Oct 24, Ghanadot -
A nation like Ghana, with huge
dependency on agriculture and yet to acquire a
patent right on a GMO seed of any worth, must not
sit still for multi-nationals to gobble up rights to
the many seeds found within her boundaries.....More
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Black Vote Seen as Last
Hope for Democrats to Hold Senate
NYTimes, Oct 23, Ghanadot
- The confidential memo from a former pollster
for President Obama contained a blunt warning for
Democrats. Written this month with an eye toward
Election Day, it predicted “crushing Democratic
losses across the country” if the party did not do
more to get black voters to the polls.
Publisher's note: Easy
to use. Easy to forget......More
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Ghana Gas waits on Tullow
for gas next week
Ghanaweb, Oct 24, Ghanadot - Barring any last
minute hitch, the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant will
receive its first natural gas from the Jubilee Field
by next week to carry out its final testing and pave
way for commercial production....... More
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Fred Swaniker on Africa
Leadership
Ted, Oct 24, Ghanadot - Before he hit
eighteen, Fred Swaniker had lived in Ghana, Gambia,
Botswana and Zimbabwe. What he learned from a
childhood across Africa was that while good leaders
can't make much of a difference in societies with
strong institutions, in countries with weak
structures, leaders could make or break a country.
In a passionate talk the entrepreneur and TED Fellow
looks at different generations of African leaders
and imagines how to develop the leadership of the
future.......More
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